Part 4, Chapter 12 Summary

Mick goes to see Peter at the gym, telling Peter that now that the season is about to start, he wants to stop doing stacks. But Peter asks why he would stop doing them. Mick doesn't feel like explaining that he feels like a cheater. He compares himself to former drug addicts who turned their lives around. Now Mick wants to do the same.

Part 4, Chapter 12 Analysis

With the season approaching, with embarrassment mounting, and with pressure increasing, Mick decides he doesn't want to take any drugs anymore. Here, Mick has a third chance to finally divest himself of drug use, and initially, he takes the opportunity to do so.